Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.

The days are growing shorter.
READ Cunningham money adj. 81
Frank Holmes and family celebrated
at Kiowa.
Lawn social tomorrow night, at Mrs.
YOumans'.
Furniture repairing a specially, at
Rlgg " Johnsons.
Frank Barnhart is in his new home,
and looks comfortable.
Those reed and rattan rockers at Rigg
& Johnson's, are cheap.
Mrs. q. T.. Poole is visiting her hus-
band at Lamar, Colorado,
A superior line Of summer clothing is
now offered at Wheelers. 8
The best 5 cent cigar In town in at
PearsOn's City Drug Store. 8
l.. T.. Hubbard's new home will DC
ready for occupancy III few days.
Complaints are numerous about the
range cattle breaking into corn fields.
FoR RENT-1wo business rooms. OPP
pOsite the court house. ID. A. McCan-
less. .
A two-ton refrigerator keeps all fresh
meat in good order at the Central meat
market.
Pat Larkin Is now the landlord Of
the Medicine Lodge house, the oldest
hotel in the city.
Ready-mixed paints, of any color de-
sired; the best In the market, at South
worth's drug store. A
Hats for young men, old men and
boys, soft, stiff OF straw at Stamford,
Youmans Il Eldrcd's. SO
Mr.. and Mrs. j. :. Anderson, of Win
field, are here visiting their daughter,
Mrs. W. NJ. Bronson.
Katie, aged years. infant daughter
of John W. Pearson and wife, died
near Ocala, Florida, June 18th.
The county commissioners yesterday
ordered u voting precinct at the town
Of lIardtner, 10 miles west Of Kiowa.
Farmers, paint your houses, barnes
aud fences with the best ready-mixed
paints, To be had at Parsons City
Drug Store. 5
r. Il. Vincent, while viewing the
wrecks, Saturday night, stuck n rusty
nail through his foot, which has given
him some trouble.
Paint your house with ready-mixed
paints, the best in the market, warrant
ell not TO crack or scale. Sold only by
SOuthwOrth, Medicine Lodge. AZ
Frank Hill, and wife, of Caldwell,
was here Sunday and Monday visiting
his brother, T.. w. Hill, and wife.
Monday, Mr.. Hill gave dinner to a
few friends.
County Attorney Jones has moved
his Office TO the courthouse. lie and
Mr.. Denton have dissolved partner
ship. See the official announcement in
this issue.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Bradley went to
Topeka last Saturday with the insane
man w. s. Bales, who was ordered con-
fined in the asylum at that place. Lee
returned home Monday.
VIM. Garrison, of Sharon, is laid up
with n sprained ankle and severe
bruises, sustained a week ago by being
dragged through field under a cult
vator by runaway team.
The father and mother Of Mrs. j. ID.
Fleming, Deerhead, arrived in this
county last week, from Missouri. The
father was stricken with paralysis
when I'm Sumner county but he is now
improving slowly.
Yesterday a happy party started from
here to spend n month in Colorado.
They were Mrs. j. L. Hall and Master
Roy, Mr.. and Mrs. J. :. Runyan, Mrs.
j. w. McNeal, Mrs. L. y. McNeal and
Miss Lizzie McNeal.
Capt. a. l.. Freeman is in New York
this week. Yesterday, he was TO have
had an interview with Gould, Hopkins,
Clark, Sidel and Simmons. lie will
attempt to infuse some life into the
Kansas and Panhandle railroad.
The ladies of the Christian church
will hold lawn social tomorrow night
ut Mrs. Youmans'. The proceeds of the
evening will go TO the parsonage build
ing fund. Everybody invited, and a
pleasant evening guaranteed to all who
attend.
There was not a dollar of cyclone OF
tornado insurance OH the buildings de-
stroyed last Saturday night at Sharon.
Such carelessnass is inexcusable. There
are no less than half dozen good COM
panies represented in this city, and to
find who the agents are it is only neces-
sary to consult the columns of the
INDEX.
The teachers institute for Barber
county will commence at this place
August Sth, and continue four weeks
The examination will occur Sept. I'd
and Sd. Prof. J. Q. Cook, of Oskaloosa
brother of w. w. Cook, of this city
will conduct the institute, assisted by
County Supt. lands and Prof. y. T.
Beeson. Board may be obtained here
for $3.50 per week.
A firm that handles only first class
and strictly pure goods, is the Oldest
and most reliable in the county, Stan.
diford, Youmans & Eldred. This firm
is dailv in receipt of an invoice, and
yet 1t Keeps one man busy ordering
They do not sell at cost, but do not
want exhorbitant profits. Their bust.
ness is conducted on the ''live and LEI
live" principle. 3